The ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz #367
It’s the ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz. There are no prizes! And no Googling!
UK 22:54 Wednesday, 14 October 2026
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It’s the ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz. There are no prizes! And no Googling!
The world’s innovation leaders remain remarkably consistent, with high-income economies dominating the rankings. Still, emerging innovation hubs are making gains, and the UAE has reached the top 25. This visualization maps the world’s most innovative economies using the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026, which ranks 139 economies across 79 indicators.
Sunday is a good time to sit back, read, and forget about shares. Put the kettle on, find a comfy chair. You have the time, don't you?
Before we get to this week’s Most Read and Most Listened articles, take note that it is Canadian Thanksgiving today, the only true thanksgiving holiday and far superior to that pale American imitation next month. At the very least, give thanks to the leader of the free world, and apparently Europe now, Mark Carney.
The most read non-Tom article this week is The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Falls Again In Face Of Bond Rout by Nigel Somerville at number 18, or number 26 with Bearcasts.
It’s the ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz. There are no prizes! And no Googling!
AI infrastructure depends on far more than chips and electricity. It also relies on a range of critical materials, including gallium, rare earths, and tantalum, that are essential to semiconductors, magnets, and power-management systems. These three materials are highlighted in Figure 2.3 of the World Bank’s World Development Report 2026 because their production is concentrated in a relatively small number of countries.
Sunday is a good time to sit back, read, and forget about shares. Put the kettle on, find a comfy chair. You have the time, don't you?
The most read non-Tom article this week is The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Slips Again by Nigel Somerville at number 10, or number 18 with Bearcasts.
It’s the ShareProphets Sunday Pub Quiz. There are no prizes! And no Googling!
How do science skills compare around the world? This graphic ranks participating countries and economies by the average science scores of 15-year-old students in the latest PISA 2025 study, published in September 2026.
